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1 Highfield Drive Royton Oldham OL2 6AF

CEA/356677/26Permitted

Proposal

The Property is an existing lawful dwellinghouse within use class C3(a). The proposal does not require any physical alterations to the building other than the proposed use as a dwellinghouse within use class C3(b)

Received
11 August 2026
Decided
7 October 2026 · Granted
Public comments
0 · last counted 15 October 2026
Ward
Royton South
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received11 Aug
  2. Validated11 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 Oct

Decided in 57 days

This is a planning application for a new dwelling at 1 Highfield Drive Royton Oldham OL2 6AF. Oldham has handled 2,036 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 59 days. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Royton South. We hold 226 applications in total for the OL2 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
CEA/356677/26
Address
1 Highfield Drive Royton Oldham OL2 6AF
Postcode
OL2 6AF
Local Authority
Oldham
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Royton South
Parish
Not Available

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
11 August 2026
Date Decided
7 October 2026
Date Validated
11 August 2026
Date Submitted
11 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Case Officer
Simon Lake

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
6
Coordinates
53.556362, -2.116056
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Oldham

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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